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Which of the following was an outcome of the French & Indian War?
Britain defeated France and its Indian allies.
Britain gained a large amount of new territory.
Britain ended up with huge debts.
All of the above.
Why did Britain create the Proclamation of 1763?
to protect American settlers from attacks by Native Americans
to punish the colonists for not helping during the French & Indian War
to make money to pay their debts from the French & Indian War
to reward Native Americans for helping the British in the French & Indian War
Which of the following statements is not true about the Boston Tea Party?
It was a protest against the Tea Act, which said colonists could buy tea only from British East India Company.
Colonists dressed like British soldiers and climbed aboard British ships in Boston Harbor.
Colonists threw thousands of pounds of tea into Boston Harbor.
People in England were shocked and angered by the Boston Tea Party.
Which of these acts passed by the British Parliament forced colonists to provide British soldiers with food and housing?
the Proclamation of 1763
the Quartering Act
the Stamp Act
the Intolerable Acts
Which of the following statements best describes how colonists reacted to the Stamp Act?
They didn’t like it, but most went along with it.
They thought it was fair that they pay taxes on all printed goods.
They protested the Stamp Act in different ways until it was repealed.
They ignored the Stamp Act until Britain forgot about it.
What was the decision of the Stamp Act Congress?
to encourage all colonists to pay the Stamp Tax
to encourage all colonists to buy stamped goods and refuse to pay the Stamp Tax
to encourage all colonists to write letters to the British king
to encourage all colonists not to buy stamped goods.
Which person would have been most likely to refer to the events of March 5, 1770, as “the Boston Massacre”?
a British soldier
King George III of England
an American colonist from Boston
a visitor from another country
Britain passed laws after the Boston Tea Party to punish the colonists. What did the colonists call these laws?
the Quartering Act
the Boston Massacre
the Intolerable Acts
the Stamp Act
What was the name of the first colonial legislature that was started in the Virginia colony?
British Parliament
Committees of Correspondence
Continental Congress
House of Burgesses
What is the term for the group of colonists that fought against the British government in the Revolutionary War?
Loyalists
Minutemen
Pacifists
Patriots
What was the purpose of the Committees of Correspondence?
to punish the colonists because of the Boston Tea Party
to persuade colonists to become Loyalists
to pass news from colony to colony about protests against the British
to try to get Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act
What were members of the Massachusetts militia who were always ready to defend the colony referred to as?
Loyalists
Minutemen
Pacifists
Patriots
What was the name for the group of people in Britain elected to be leaders, to speak for British citizens, called?
Bishops
Burgesses
colonial legislatures
Parliament
Who made laws for the British people?
British Parliament
colonial legislatures
George Washington
the Queen of England
By the 1750's, who made most laws for the colonies?
church officials
colonial legislatures
Continental Army
royal governors
What is democracy?
a form of government in which people take part.
a form of government in which people do not take part
a form of government in which the King makes all the rules
a form of government in which the King makes some of the rules
What is a monarchy?
a form of government in which people take part.
a form of government in which people take part some of the time
a form of government in which the King makes all the rules
a form of government in which the King makes none of the rules
How did the Continental Congress decide to react to Britain and their laws and taxes?
Decided to assassinate the king
Decided to continue trading with Britain
Decided to ask forgiveness for their previous actions
Decided to stop trading with Britain
Due to the cost of the French & Indian War, Parliament decided that the colonists should help pay. What act did they decide to pass to pay for this war?
Quartering Act
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
Tea Act
What did the colonists mean when they said, “no taxation without representation”?
They did not want a say in laws that were made in the colonies.
They did not want taxes.
They did not want laws about taxes made without having colonists involved in voting on those laws.
None of the above.
What is the term for British colonists that sided with the British government and believed that colonists should be grateful to the king and Parliament?